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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
National
Matt Carr

Newcastle bus strike over after union, Keolis Downer strike deal

Strike: Newcastle bus drivers marched from Hamilton Bus Depot to the nearby Rail, Tram and Bus Union headquarters on Monday to call for a pay rise. This is the second bus strike this month. Picture: Max Mason-Hubers

NEWCASTLE bus drivers have ended their industrial action after reaching an in-principle agreement with operator Keolis Downer.

The Rail Tram and Bus Union issued a statement on Thursday saying it had halted industrial action about 2am, and had been "successful in its request for a seven percent increase over two years, effective from November 2022 and November 2023".

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